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Public Policy Special Lecture Series
Graduate School of Public Policy hold the monthly Public Policy Special Lectures and invite practitioners, elected officials, administrators, and governors of municipal governments to give us lectures on their hands-on experiences. We welcome students and those who are interested in.
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The 40th Lecture
The 1st Hepburn=Shibusawa Memorial Symposium 2008
“The U.S. Presidential Election 2008 and the Future of
U.S. Foreign Policy”
14:30-17:00 Wednesday, July 30th 2008
Venue: Hogakbu Bld. 4, 8F Conference Room
Panelists:
Dr. Clyde Wilcox, Professor, Georgetown University
‘An Analysis of the 2008 Election’
Dr. Michael Mastanduno, Professor, Dartmouth College
‘US Foreign Policy, Present and Future’
Dr. Shinichi Kitaoka, Professor, University of Tokyo
‘US-Japan Relations, An Analysis and Agendas’
Chair/Commentator: Dr. Fumiaki Kubo, Professor, University of Tokyo
* With simultaneous interpretations
Sponsored by Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, the University
of Tokyo
Co-sponsored by the School of Public Policy (The 40th Public
Policy Seminar)
Supported by Shibusawa Ei’ichi Memorial Foundation
Please send application to lhikaku@j.u-tokyo.ac.jp in advance.
The 39th Lecture
Open Discussion Panel “The Management of Climate Change Policy in Japan.”
15:00-17:00, Tuesday, June 17th 2008
Venue: Koshiba Hall, the University of Tokyo Hongo Campus
Program
Keynote speech: “The Challenges of Climate Change Policy
in Japan.”
Mr. Naoya Imai, Director, Economic Policy Unit, Minister’s
Secretariat, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Panelists: Mr. Yoshihiro Kageyama, Director, Environment Department,
Tokyo Electric Power Company.
Mr. Masayuki Sasanouchi, Board Member, Toyota Motor Corporation.
Mr, Naoyuki Yamagishi, Director, Climate Change Program.
Dr. Tatsuyoshi Saijo, Professor, Osaka University.
Coordinator: Yoshitsugu Kanamoto, Dean, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
Co-sponsored by: Sustainable Energy/ Environment and Public
Policy
Please send application with your name and affiliation to grasppforum617@pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Contact phone number: 03-5841-1324
The 38th Lecture
Mr. Mutsuyoshi Nishimura, Councilor, Cabinet Secretariat
“Climate Change Diplomacy – Japan’s Strategy
at the Toyako Summit”
17:00-19:00, Tuesday, April 8th 2008
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Dr. Akihiro Sawa, Professor, Research Center for
Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo.
Europe, the United States, and developing countries such as China are all have stakes in the post-Kyoto Protocol negotiation on global climate change. Under this situation, how should Japan lead the G8 Toyako Summit that is coming this year? Mr. Mutsuyoshi Nishimura, Councilor of the Cabinet Secretariat and former Ambassador on Global Environmental Affairs, will give a lecture on Japan’s policy prospects and strategies for the Summit.
The 37th Lecture
Mr. Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director, International Energy
Agency.
“The Challenges Concerning Climate Change and the Energy
Security.”
10:20-12:00, Wednesday, December 19th 2007
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Ryozo Hayashi, Graduate School of Public
Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 36th Lecture
Mr. Adil A. Al-Tubayyeb, Vice President, Saudi Aramco
"Crude Oil Price on the Rise - A Perspective from the World
Largest State-owned Oil Company."
10:20-12:00, Thursday, December 13th 2007
Venue: Auditorium, Sanjo Hall.
Coordinator: Prof. Ryozo Hayashi, Graduate School of Public
Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 35th Lecture
Mr. Hideichi Okada, Secretary to the former Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi.
“Koizumi Reforms and the Dialogue with the People – former
Prime Minister Koizumi from the Viewpoint of the Secretary.”
17:00-19:00, Monday, November 19th 2007
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Akira Morita, Dean, Graduate School
of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 34th Lecture
Mr. Masahiro Ishii, Governor of Okayama Prefecture.
“Decentralization Reform and Regional System (Doshu-sei).”
18:00-20:00, Wednesday, October 17th 2007
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Akira Morita, Dean, Graduate School
of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 33rd Lecture
Mr. Tsutomu Hotta, Lawyer and President of Sawayaka Wealth Foundation.
“The Public Society, Directed and Realized by the Citizens.”
17:00- 18:30, Thursday, July 5th 2007
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Akira Morita, Dean, Graduate School
of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 32nd Lecture
Mr. Yoshinobu Ishikawa, Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture.
“New Public Management as a Magic Drug for Administrative
Reforms: Case Study of Shizuoka Prefecture.”
17:00- 19:00, Wednesday, June 27th 2007
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Akira Morita, Dean, Graduate School
of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 31st Lecture
Mr. Robert Blackwill, former Deputy National Security Advisor
to President George W. Bush. Former Ambassador to India.
Dr. James Steinberg, Dean, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public
Affairs, the University of Texas at Austin. Former Deputy
National Security Advisor to President Bill Clinton.
Mr. Ken Sato, Deputy Chairman, Institute for International Policy
Studies. Former Administrative Vice-Minister of Japan
Defense Agency.
“Strategy of the U.S. National Security Council and Japan.”
14:00- 17:00, Tuesday, June 19th 2007
Venue: Ichijo Hall, Yayoi Auditorium.
Coordinator: Prof. Shinichi Kitaoka, Graduate School for Law
and Politics, the University of Tokyo.
The 30th Lecture
Mr. Hirofumi Gomi, former Commissioner of Japan Financial Services
Agency.
“The Present Situations and Problems of the Financial
Administration.”
17:00- 19:00 (entrance opened at 16:30), Wednesday, May 23rd
2007
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Ryozo Hayashi, Graduate School of Public
Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 29th Lecture
Mr. Hidenao Nakagawa, former Secretary-General, the Liberal
Democratic Party of Japan.
Mr. Yukio Hatoyama, Secretary-General, the Democratic Party
of Japan.
“The Possibilities of Japanese Politics.”
16:00-18:00, Thursday, May 17th 2007
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Mr. Katsuyuki Yakushiji, Editor-in-chief, Asahi
Shimubun Journal Ronza
Organizer: Prof. Akira Morita, Dean, Graduate School of
Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 28th Lecture
Mr. Yasushi Akashi, former Undersecretary of the United Nations.
“The True United Nations – Its Possibilities and
Limitations.”
17:00-19:00, Friday, April 20th 2007
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Takeshi Igarashi, Graduate School for Law
and Politics.
The 27th Lecture
Mr. Hideki Minamikawa, Chief Director, Global Environment Bureau,
Ministry of the Environment.
“Global Climate Warming Prevention: Measures on the Kyoto
Protocol and the Frameworks in the Future.”
17:00-19:00, Thursday, January 25th 2007
Venue: Keizai Bld, Dai-ichi Kyoshitsu
Coordinator: Prof. Akira Morita, Dean, Graduate School
of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
Special Seminar
Mr. John Bolton, former United States Ambassador to the United
Nations.
10:20-11:50, Tuesday, January 16th 2007
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Shinichi Kitaoka, Graduate School for Law
and Politics.
The 26th Lecture
Mr. Issei Nishikawa, Governor of Fukui Prefecture.
“Manifest, the Future of Administration: Its Roles and
Challenges.”
17:00-19:00, Thursday, December 21st 2006
Venue: Room # 101, 1F Hogaku-Seijigaku Kei Sougou Kyouikutou
Coordinator: Prof. Akira Morita, Dean, Graduate School
of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 25th Lecture
Mme. Christine Lagarde, Ministre délégué au
Commerce extérieur, France.
“The Globalization of the World Economy from a French
Perspective. Trends for the Japan–France Relations.”
14:30-16:00, Thursday, November 30th 2006
Venue: Room # 101, 1F Hogaku-Seijigaku Kei Sougou Kyouikutou
Coordinator: Prof. Susumu Takahashi, Graduate School for Law
and Politics, Graduate School of Public Policy, the University
of Tokyo.
*This Lecture will be held in English.
The 24th Lecture
Ms. Mieko Nishimizu, former Vice President, South Asia Region,
the World Bank.
“Nation Building for Happiness.”
17:00-18:30, Thursday, October 26th 2006
Venue: Room # 101, 1F Hogaku-Seijigaku Kei Sougou Kyouikutou
Coordinator: Prof. Yoshitsugu Kanemoto, Graduate School of Economics,
Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 23rd Lecture
Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Member of the House of Councilors, Japan. Former
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan.
“How Should Japan Face Asia?”
17:30- 19:00, Wednesday, July 5th 2006
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Co-hosted by the Graduate School of Public Policy and The
Creation of Policy Systems in the Developed Countries, the
University of Tokyo 21st Century COE Program.
The 22nd Lecture
Ms. Fusae Ota, Governor of Osaka
“The Current State of Osaka and Kansai.”
17:00-18:10, Wednesday, June 28th 2006
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
The 21st Lecture
Mr. Toshihiko Fukui, Governor of Bank of Japan.
“The Current State and Prospects of the Economy in Japan.”
17:00-18:30, Wednesday, June 21st 2006
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
The 20th Lecture
Mr. Michael Oborne, Director Multidisciplinary Issues International
Futures Program Global Science Forum, OECD
“The bioeconomy to 2030: Designing a policy agenda”
17:00-18:00, Friday, June 16th 2006
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Hideyuki Horii, Faculty of Civic Engineering,
the University of Tokyo
The 19th Lecture
Dr. Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia
University
“Japan, the US, and Asia”
13:10-14:50, Friday, April 28th 2006
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Akira Morita, Dean, Graduate School
of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 18th Lecture
Mr. Yoshiaki Murkami, Representative Director, M&A Consulting,
Inc.
“Measures against Hostile M&A: Its Implications for
Public Policy.”
17:00-19:00, Thursday, January 26th 2006
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Akira Morita, Dean, Graduate School
of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 17th Lecture
Mr. Aoi Ishihara, Administrative Vice-Minister of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries
“WTO Agricultural Negotiations and Japan’s Reforms
on Agricultural Policies.”
17:00- 19:00, Monday, December 12th 2005
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Akira Morita, Dean, Graduate School
of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 16th Lecture
Ms. Harumi Takahashi, Governor of Hokkaido
“The Prospects of Federalism (Do-shu-sei) in Japan and
the Future of Hokkaido.”
17:00-18:30, Wednesday, November 16th 2005
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Akira Morita, Dean, Graduate School
of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 15th Lecture
Mr. Sadakazu Tanigaki, Minister of Finance Japan.
“Finance Reconstruction and the Role of Politics.”
18:00-20:00 (entrance opened at 17:30), Tuesday, October 25th
2005
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Mr. Hiroshi Hoshi, Editor of Asahi Shimbun,
COE Special Professor
The 14th Lecture
Mr. Shuichi Nakamura, Chief Director, Social Welfare and War
Victim’s Relief Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and
Welfare Japan.
“Medical Treatment and Care Taking Policies for the Senior
People: the 30 Year Development and the Challenges Ahead.”
18:00-20:00 (entrance opened at 17:30), Monday, October 3rd
2005
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Akira Morita, Dean, Graduate School
of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 13th Lecture
Mr. Kazuhisa Oishi, Board Member, Japan Institute of Construction
Engineering. Former chief engineer at the Ministry of
Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
“Studies on the Land.”
17:00-19:00, Monday, July 4th 2005
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Yoshitsugu Kanemoto, Vice-Dean, Graduate
School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo.
The 12th Lecture
Mr. Yukio Takeuchi, Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Former
Administrative Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
“International Orders and U.S.-Japan Relations.”
17:00-19:00, Tuesday, June 7th 2005
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
Coordinator: Prof. Kazuhiro Nakatani, Graduate School for Law
and Politics
The 11th Lecture
Mr. Hiroya Masuda, Governor of Iwate Prefecture
“Reforms to Achieve Regional Autonomy and the Realization
of Iwate Values.”
17:00-19:00, Thursday, April 21st 2005
Venue: Room # 102, 1F Hogaku-Seijigaku Kei Sougou Kyouikutou
The 10th Lecture
Ms. Atsuko Kikuchi, Councilor of Recruitment Examination, Human
Resources Bureau, National Personnel Authority
Ms. Mihoko Tamamura, Director of Japan Office, United Nations
World Food Program
Ms. Ryuko Fujii, Member of Council Meeting on Public Policy
Graduate School Administration. Former Chief Director,
Women’s Bureau, Ministry of Labor Japan.
“Making the Most of the Studies Learned about Public Policy for One’s Future Career.”
17:00-19:00, Tuesday, February 8th 2005
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
The 9th Lecture
Mr. Yoshihiro Katayama, Governor of Tottori Prefecture
“Does Local Government Work?”
17:00-19:00, Tuesday, January 18th 2005
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
The 8th Lecture
Mr. Yoichi Funahashi, Columnist, Asahi Shimbun
“How to Understand the Changing World.”
17:00-19:00, Tuesday, December 14th 2004
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
The 7th Lecture
Mr. Soichiro Tahara, Journalist
“My Experiences with Post-War II Politics.”
17:00-19:00, Tuesday, November 16th 2004
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
The 6th Lecture
Mr. Gong Ro-myung, Chairman of Asahi Shimbun Asia Network. Former
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea.
“Japan’s Relations with North and South Korea in
Northeast Asia.”
17:00-19:00, Monday, November 8th 2004
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
The 5th Lecture
Ms. Akiko Domoto, Governor of Chiba Prefecture
“Decentralization and Regional Democracy.”
17:30-, Monday, November 1th 2004
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
The 4th Lecture
Mr. Fumio Kyuma, Chairman, General Council of the Liberal Democratic
Party of Japan.
“The Politics of the Liberal Democratic Party.”
17:00-19:00, Tuesday, October 26th 2004
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
The 3rd Lecture
Mr. James Morris, Executive Director, U.N. World Food Program
“The WFP and Japan’s Partnership in Humanitarian
Aid.”
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
The 2nd Lecture
Mr. Hitoshi Tanaka, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
“Japanese Foreign Affairs.”
17:00-19:00, Tuesday, October 12th 2004
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.
The 1st Lecture
Mr. Katsuya Okada, President of the Democratic Party of Japan
“The Future of Japanese Politics and the Mission of the
Democratic Party of Japan.”
17:00, Tuesday, October 5th 2004
Venue: Hogakubu Bld. 4, 8F, Conference Room.